New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-21

the old south gate quito half hour the next afternoon
before Doris made her appearance When sne &C ia''
heard over at the village that the present torn at
the seminary closed yesterday afternoon ana most Oh inc
young ladies' had returned their respective homes
feared you had gone after had seen YOU ana rs 10 no
"You thought was pupil here she asked, LAUGHING
softly while the color came and went In her pfe''S
Yes thought So" he answered. ais it not so
Oh dear, no. she answered. with merry. priisa
laugh Il am only Madame Delmar's ward. have hVeo
Always " he repeated. wondcringly.
She nodded her curly bead.
He was stranger in that locality or he would not
have asked that question Every one in the village knew
Doriss histoIyhow seventeen years before, stranger
heavily yelled, had been seen making her way In the
dusky twilight through the village streets, pansng now
young ladies' seminary" Each that she spoke to
noticed that she carried heavy, dark basket and tnat
the strange dark basket found the steps or the
seminary but the yelled woman had DISAPPEARED and
When the basket was brought to Madame Delnar anu
she opened it. she threw up her hands with gasp vi
There's-a~ba6v in It she cried in CONSERVATION.
note was found pinned to the babys breast; IL con
tanned only few words, in delicate chirography WHICH
read as follows:
In the OF humanity. do not turn this founding
from your roof Give her the name that she must bear
Doris Brandon"
Madame freted and fumed, but ended by keeping inc
child Although she grew up singularly pretty GIRL
many tasks set for her to ocr among her companions
and her dresses were always shabby that she was
scrutiny of the seminary girls as much az possible
Doris never knew h.w 1t happened ont as tney $1,000
leading another she hadtod this handsome stranger al
OF hersimpe histOry-a history dark unueraDy
dreary for such fair young girl be Thought pltyhgy
as he looked at pretty, Shy Doris Suddenly he said
You tell me You have never had one pleasure in all
plan in my mind that would give you great treat"
She clasped her little hands together and gazed at him
You have heard OF the great ball that is to take place
at l@ngdon villa tomorrow Tuesday night aoun sg
that you can co. If you like" n,
Yes he said gayly but you would have to manage
co. you she would refuse; so, why ask her II
you brave enough TO slip out OF the grounds and meet
me here, we will go to the ball. and will bring you nome
ae any time you say"
Let 1t be thoroughly understood dear reader, that no
lonely grla bright evening OF happiness prompted him
to make this mpusivo offer Frederick Thornton was
It was such novel, dazzling idea-the very thought of
going to the grand ball that it quite overcame Doris
with intense childish delight
Could get back before halfpast ten, do you think
she asked breahessly MADAME closes the house ana
Certainly" he responded promptly. You see, this
being village the affair commences ut nine instead OF
eleven We could be there by nine ana stay htlI zen,
and would not take than ten minutes to reach
the seminary, don't you see - o. o.u,,.h
" Yes" she answered, raising her great chlidish,
pansyblue eyes to his face; then suddenly they 1e III
gS@ R %eST to ba a9 n se sSG MS childish
pliey on couldn't 90 have nothing ut to % we H.,
You could wear the white dress you nave on ne ue-
clared the bestdrcssed young girls are always the SIM
plest dressed and paincst" -
Oh" she cried with pretty confusion, surely girls
don't wear anything like his I"
" Indeed they do" he persisted.
II you quite of that, and sure Il wouldn't be
wrong, II think would like to go-oh, ever so much
she faltcred. -,
And these thoughtless young people-she child OF
seventeen and he only bOysh young fellow OF four ana
twcnty-sctted the matter, and they lived to rue 1t
while their lives lasted The above publish as spec
linen chapter OF this beautiful story but the continual
ton Of II will be found only in the New-fork Ledger
Ask for the number dated June H. which can now he had
at any news Office or book store